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The Band Frequently Performed at Music Festivals in The Summer
The Band Frequently Performed at Music Festivals in The Summer
Ex
The band frequently performed at music festivals in the summer.
Well done! In a sentence with both an auxiliary verb and main verb, the adverb of
frequency goes between the two.
We have never managed to come to an agreement, so we haven't bought the house.
Basically, what you’re trying to say is that you can’t make it to my party on Friday.
Well done! Adverbs of opinion tend to go at the beginning of the sentence.
EXPRESSING PURPOSE
TO: Well done! This is the infinitive of purpose. It explains why you do something.
Anna bought herself a guitar so that she could play her favourite Beatles songs.
Well done! 'So' explains why we do something!
I’ve got this great new app! It’s for helping me to count the number of calories
in my meals.
Well done! We use 'for' to explain the purpose of a tool or action.
Uncountable nouns
The guidebook on Rome has some information about the best places to eat, shop and stay.
Well done! 'Some' can be used with countable or uncountable nouns.
If you need advice about your mortgage, we are always happy to help.
Well done! 'Advice' is uncountable!
There was a great atmosphere at the match on Saturday because the fans’ behavior was very
friendly.
Well done! 'Behaviour' is uncountable. This sentence is correct
I always love having lunch at that restaurant because the furniture is beautiful.
Well done! 'Furniture' is uncountable. We can use 'the' with uncountable nouns.
The fans were angry because the band had cancelled the concert five minutes before it was
due to start.
Well done! This is the past perfect simple
The past perfect continuous is used for an action in progress at a time before
another past action
COMPARATIVE
T here are just as many great restaurants in San Francisco as there are in
Los Angeles.
Well done! That’s correct. We can use as much/many…as… to compare quantity.
Here, the quantity being compared is restaurants, which is a countable noun, so
we use ‘as many…as ’ instead of ‘as much…as’.
The more time I spend in this city, the more I love it!
Well done! That’s correct. We can use the more (x)…the more (y)… to show that
when a particular activity, feeling etc increases (x), it causes something else (y) to
change at the same time.